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Chikwelu was never going to make any impact against a top team. She's not a DM, she's not helping the attack too.
A goal to SA will expose us so bad. Just remove Chikwelu and put Okobi to force issues.

Randy's starting 11 is very boring and the midfield will be terribly exposed with Chikwelu. Except Ajibade drops to play as a 10, we may be chasing shadows while SA run rings round our midfield with speed.

Rumours going around that Francisca Ordega is ineligible due to high testosterone levels. Same so Barbara Banda and 8 others.
There's a list going round.

If that's the case, CAF is overdoing it.

Schemerkhiz:
If you watch the Banyana Banyana of South Africa game against the Netherland few months ago you would know very well that they only stand a slight chance against the Superfalcons right now...

Their Left Back position is another weakness they have, Coach Desiree Ellis will have to move Ramalepe who can play on either side of the fullback from the right back to left to save their Ass, if not whosoever that would be playing there will definitely have it tough against our forward...If you watch the Banyana Banyana of South Africa game against the Netherland few months ago you would know very well that they only stand a slight chance against the Superfalcons right now...

Their Left Back position is another weakness they have, Coach Desiree Ellis will have to move Ramalepe who can play on either side of the fullback from the right back to left to save their Ass, if not whosoever that would be playing there will definitely have it tough against our forward...

SA lost to Zambia 3-0 with the barely mobile central defence they have. This is probably the best prepared Super falcons team in a long time. Played almost 10 top grade games this year. At least the coach picked a good blend too. If they stay injury free, it will be hard to beat them.

lovewins:
I am sincerely not looking forward to be impressed by the overall play of the super falcons. I'll rather not expect it and be surprised than eagerly anticipate it and have my hope dashed.

I however think the team is strong and balanced enough to win the trophy irrespective of how "badly" they play. They'll make up for it somehow.

As for Rita's replacement, we need to start making room for others. She really doesn't bring anything worthwhile to the team so there's no point keeping her.

Amanda Mbadi. Very natural replacement.

Schemerkhiz:
There's Solgado in the SA team. She's currently their rising star ...

The depth we have no team have it in the AWCON..

Talking about having Fullbacks, We have them
Michelle Alozie isn't a natural Right Back but she gets better with every game she plays..

Again Nicole Payne is an excellent and the fastest full back in the team going forward and back, her only problem right now is her final deliveries( Decision Making) after overlapping. Use the first game against Canada as a case study, she had the chance from her flank down to the Canadian box18 but her final pass was off, if she can work on this I bet she would be a superb full back as she's good playing Left/Right. Her mentor is Alexander Alnord and Lucy Bronze and she plays similarly like them..

As for Glory Ogbonna, I will say she's the weakest link among the full backs..

I thought Solgado is injured and not going to Morocco.
I like this Nigerian team very much for the nice blend of youth and experience.
Will you go with 442 or 352 considering that SA will target our full backs or try to draw Onome or Ohale out? I'll like to have Ayinde start as the holding DM.

South Africa hasn't greatly improved. They aren't going to surprise anyone anymore. Their gameplay is same. Quick, counter attack to play to Kgatlana. Rafilo Jane as an outlet and Mothlalo as the midfield vision.

Dennerby tactically shut them down in the last Awcon final. Kgatlana didn't see any ball after the first 20 minutes.
In the Aisha Buhari cup, they had Solgado as a 9 to assist Kgatlana and that worked by stretching Onome Ebi. With Ohale coming in, we should tame Kgatlana since there's no Solgado in the team this time.
Our strength will be a solid, balanced team. Our weakness is the right and left back positions. Oshoala finding her scoring book is also key.
If we play a solid 442 or even 352, we will best them very well.
Game changer will be the link between midfield and attack for us. We can use Ajibade there and deploy Toni Payne on the flank.

Okobi has vastly improved her fitness. Very impressive.
This is an exciting team.

lovewins:
Just in

U-17 draws

Nigeria faces Germany, Chile and New Zealand

Very good draw. A good path to semi finals

If the coach gets his starting 11 right we will blow away all teams we face.

isan:
I commend dennerby for helping our player get more contract abroad ....but what will Nigeria gain from Dede coaching an Indian team ?

Experience, exposure and more knowledge.

BascoVanVeli:
Brotherly but how can we justify what we watched on the pitch. Well in hindsight he shouldn't have been sacked sha. He would never have lost to Ivory Coast

I think it was clear that he wanted some balance first before advancing new tactics. We all saw the organisational improvement, and he improved a lot of the local players. Okeke, Anam Imo and others will be forever grateful to him.

BascoVanVeli:
I wasn't a fan of this guy but this might change alot of how I see him

This is why I kept backing the guy. See how he helped a lot of our players get contracts abroad. I really feel bad that we didnt let him finish his project here.

Dennerby takes Precious Dede to India. Precious Dede has been appointed the goalkeeping coach for U17 in India. She joins backroom staffs of Dennerby. 1 year contract.

Dennerby continues to help our football grow, even with the poor way he was treated.

C'est finis! FIFA about to abandon Nigeria as host for U20 world cup. Now the slot going to Costa Rica and Panama joint hosts. Well, only good news is that corruption was prevented.

Anyone want to watch on facebook? I got link.

I think it is pseudo-confirmed that Nigeria will host the U20 WWC. Lagos, Benin, Asaba and Uyo as host cities. Pretty safe choices and I would have loved Ibadan too, but I guess the stadium isnt top shape. If they want our team to do well, dont put them in Lagos. Too much pressure. FIFA will be impressed by crowd sizes.
Big corruption opportunity for Pinnick and his ilks. Big security challenges but those host cities are pretty calm. Huge logistics issues with Lagos, but Lagos always comes through. Those who are smart in these cities should invest in properties- make your nice apartment to AirBnB standard, and you may be lucky to earn some extra income.
Overall, a good opportunity for Nigeria. I pray it goes well.

Actually the issue of coaches is not supposed to be a problem. Decide what you want (Local or Foreign), ask for CVs, review honestly, and pick the best.

For me, it is time for Dedevbo . Danjuma, Nikyu and others should be chased away from anything to do with female football in Nigeria.
If you want a female coach, Omagbemi is standard! To me, she is more tactically astute than Dennerby. Dennerby wasnt as bad as people make him. His approach is highly commendable. His tenure saw the biggest moves by Nigerian players abroad. We need a coach like that at this stage. I will go for another European, maybe a younger Spanish or Dutch dude who has interned at top clubs.

BascoVanVeli:
Our girls were too wasteful we had enough chances to win tbh

Administratively, Ruth Davids has been a nightmare. From U20 world cup, to senior world cup. I think the minister has removed her anyway.

Oshoala vs Okeke today in Spain. 2 FC Robo products slugging it out at a higher level.
Watch match live from 3pm..
https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/videos/818204/en-directe-madrid-cff-femeni?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=fcbfemeni&utm_campaign=ca7cdc4d-c47b-4596-9535-4a8a18229c93

How do you estimate the age of a tree? Do you count the rings like Russians do?

ugo4u:
pls what's the name of the handle? the link isn't opening

Amb Wilton Harry
Check this link again
https://www.facebook.com/tonmaharry/videos/2607358525969876/UzpfSTEyODI2Mjg0MTI6MTAyMjAyNjAzODIyODEzNzU/

Xbee007:
At the end of the video, the guy said if they had scanned the area, it (the ambush) wouldn't have happened.

This whole idea of super camp or whatever nonsense it is called will lead to more ambush like this. They could have scanned and still fall victim of the ambush. You could here the rpg carrier saying he launched many, and still to little effect. That BHTs can lay such an effective ambush should worry every Nigerian, especially after years of collecting INTEL about their modus operandi.
Radio communication was poor, even after the attack, I pray those guys make it out of there alive, because they are isolated and about 5 km from next safe spot.

BHts took out about 8 of our men. I am more worried about the isolation of the troops. No matter how good you are, if you find yourself isolated like these guys, then the enemy can pick them out one after the other. We are dancing backwards in this war.

https://www.facebook.com/tonmaharry/videos/2607358525969876/UzpfSTEyODI2Mjg0MTI6MTAyMjAyNjAzODIyODEzNzU/

Football in Nigeria is in the hands of its enemies. That one with white bear bear is busy buying properties around the world. Of all the coaches in Nigeria, Danjuma is perhaps the worst. Sheepishly changing the captain on his first day on the job should indicate he is a failure.

She must think everyone is like her. Everything points to guilt in this video, except her narratives. Let your brother clear himself up. Same way some Lautech Yahoo boys' girlfriend was posting alarm on social media until the boys were paraded. These yahoo yahoo and crimanility is so rampant now that EFCC doesnt even need to sweat to know suspects.

Good news from Foreign based Falcons. Also, impressive outing by the home based in Algeria. I think now is the time to see if Dennerby knows his stuff or not. He has abundance of talent to pick from now.

Nigeria vs Cameroon loading if we beat CIV.

Good to be back! Watched the match yesterday and the team was well above the Algerians. They hardly had shots on target. Also, I wont be surprised if the coach sticks to majority of those girls. They were exciting to watch and some were better than foreign based players.

Myopic write-up. The author wrote as far as he could see, and it is obvious he isnt seeing beyond his nose.
I have met Nigerians at the start and end of their foreign post grad studies, and the difference is huge! You will see a medicine related graduate who cannot handle basic lab equipment, or even still using mouth to suck dangerous chemicals up a pipette. That is why they struggle so much in practicals when they start abroad.

We cant sack this coach and expect any progress. FACT.
We were a mess before him. He has put some order in the team, and going forward, Olympics is next big thing. We have a big chance in that if we keep the bulk of this team under same coach.

ykalhaji:
Omo, this coach Dennerby has to be FIRED!!!!!

Why?